"Imagine if 90% of the population of America refused to comply with the fascist directives and regulations coming from our government." [see this note on "fascist".]
This article, entitled Bedrock of a Free Society by Joel F. Wade, presents reasoning about courage and integrity and about Obedience to Authority, a psychology experiment, the second phase of which demonstrated that people will follow leaders who behave with courage and integrity, i.e. don't do something that is wrong. The first phase proves that people will follow leaders even to the extent that these followers will injure or kill others at the behest of the leaders. I wonder how that applies to government followers?
Back in the day (way back before "situational ethics") when teachers loved to teach children, young adults, and took pride in watching the youngsters advance (instead of money-grubbing with their teacher's union), teachers taught Dr. Stanley Milgram's psychology experiment to their students in the hope that they might instill strength, individualism, integrity,and leadership into their students. The "American Way" was once defined by that list (or similar) of traits. The USA has been sold to the highest bidder by government and unions. Today teachers teach Socialism and Collectivism as alternatives to Capitalism and Individualism, the bedrocks of the USA.
Now, many teachers provide a role model that shows students how to "game the system", by cheating, lying, and doing just enough to get by and barely graduate. Many students who manage to graduate from high school today can't read, write, or do simple arithmetic proficiently. Failing teachers are over-paid in bankrupt school districts that rip-off taxpayers by providing sub-standard service to their students while many parents merely view school as a day-care center to get their children out of their hair.
Admittedly, there are violent, incorrigible "students" today who belong in prison and should be permanently expelled. Because of Federal Reserve generated inflation, the destructive socialist policies of LBJ's healthcare industry destruction, his "War on Poverty", his fraudulently escalated Vietnam War (that destroyed a generation), and the "I am Woman" female thrust to get away from motherhood responsibilities, both parents work and leave the children to school supervision. Gangs of violent teenagers become attractive and compete with the "boredom" of daily school life.
The percentage of school districts with failing students or high dropout rates or low percentages of college enrollees is a measure of the future failure of the USA. The percentage of college enrollees who graduate with math, science, technology and engineering degrees is also a measure of the USA's future.
American companies import many employees with advanced scientific degrees including chemistry, computer science, and math from foreign countries (like India) because parents and primary and secondary schools are failing to inculcate the desire for future advancement in students who have the aptitude for mathematics and science. Many parents are not "scientists" themselves, so they wouldn't necessarily impress upon their children the benefits of a college degree in the sciences even though such degrees are the best chance for future advancement.
Someone (unknown who) said "America is the only nation in the history of the world to pass from barbarism to decadence without first going through civilization." America needs a Renaissance in the 21st Century that doesn't involve the further subjugation and wealth redistribution of American citizens or of the citizens of other countries (without a declaration of war), but, instead, a century of rebuilding to include the restoration of the strict enforcement of the Constitution with 'limited government' and a bright, new recognition and understanding that strong governments lead to enfringement of freedoms and eventual public anger and revolt (just like the Middle East).
The major causes of the federal government's involvement in the affairs of every country in the world instead of focusing on government's limited role in America only are the World Wars and Socialism. It's time to quit policing the world and come home.
Proof That Obama Is Stark Raving Mad
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